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We started the week with a home interleague series against the Tampa Bay Rays. We managed to win by 2 to 0, thanks to an amazing performance by our pitching staff that only gave up one hit. Martin Perez was the starter and gave up the only hit of the game. Anderson, Houston, and Urias had four clean innings as the didn't allow a single base runner. Urias had his fifth save of the season. Rio Ruiz had a homer vs Tyler Glasnow in the 6th inning and gave us a 2 run lead. James McCann had a sac fly in the 4th.

The second game of the series went our way as we won on extra innings in walk-off style. Caleb Smith went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs. Both runs came thanks to solo homers by Yandy Diaz and Chad Wallach (who played in our minor league system until a couple of weeks ago). Riley Ferrel had a great relief outing for us as he went 3 innings and struck out 6. Julio Urias kept the game tied till the 10th inning. Gerson Bautista also threw two more scoreless and was credited with the win. Mike Ford and Scotter Gennett had a solo shot and the hero was Trey Mancini who had a walk-off home run in the 12th inning.

Some roster moves as Victor Victor Mesa was placed in the 10 day IL. Jairo Labourt (RP) finished his rehab assignment in the minors and was placed in the active roster.

The Rays took the last game of the series by a score of 4 to 1. Zac Gallen was credited with the loss in spite of his good performance, he went 6 innings and allowed just 2 runs. Nick Anderson also gave up a run in relief and an error by Tim Anderson in the ninth cost us another run. Trey Mancini, who has been replacing Victor Victor Mesa in the right field had a good game as he went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. He has improved his season average to .200

We traveled to DC to play a 4 game series against the Nationals. We took the first game of the series thanks to another great outing by our pitching staff. Dallas Keuchel has bounced back from a couple of bad outing and went 7.1 shutout innings allowing just 4 runs and 2 bases on balls. Jairo Labourt suffered a bit finishing the eight innings as Tim Anderson had another error, his 10th of the season. Nick Anderson had his 10th save of the season as he struck out the side on the ninth inning. James McCann had a good game as he went 2 for 4 with a double and homer and drove in 3 runs.

It was another extra-innings win for us, this time in 16 innings. It was our longest game of the season as it lastest 5 hours and 35 minutes. Yamamoto had a great outing going 7.1 innings and allowed one run in 4 hits. The relievers managed to put up a 0 in 10 consecutive innings. The Nationals struck out 21 times. Sandy Alcantara was credited with the save and Riley Ferrell with the win. Scooter Gennett had a 3 run home run in the 16th innings vs the ex Marlins pitcher, Jose Ureña.

Some league news: Omar Narvaez was traded to the Seattle Mariners. Steven Souza Jr was shipped to the Kansas City Royals with $850,000 in exchange for minor leaguers Meibrys Vilora and Mason Mallard.

In the third game at D.C, we were unlucky as we lost on extra innings by 4 to 3. The Nationals tied the game in the ninth of Julio Urias who had his first blown save of the year. Martin Perez had a good game as our starter as he went 6.1 innings and allowed just one run in a solo shot to Aaron Alther. The walk-off hero this time was Yan Gomes who delivered in the 14th with a run-scoring single off Tommy Eveld.

We lost the Sunday showdown at the nation's capital to end the series in a tie. Caleb Smith struggled and only managed to pitch 4.2 innings and allowed 5 runs. He was credited with the loss, his 8th of the year. Nick Anderson and Zack Houston had good relief outings but were insufficient due to a poor offensive performance. Trey Mancini had his 12th homer of the year, and he is behind Jorge Soler in that category on the team.

Some league news: David Peralta has signed a 4-year extension with Arizona worth 76M. Freddy Galvis was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox´s

July 12. I´ve submitted my All-star ballot.

All-Star Ballot

American League

SP: Colin Poche (TB)
SP: Chris Sale (BOS)
SP: Justin Verlander (HOU)
RP: Chaz Roe (TB)
RP: Trevor May (MIN)
RP: Ryan Brasier (TOR)
C: Gary Sanchez (NYY)
1B: Joey Gallo (TEX)
2B: Jose Altuve (HOU)
3B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr (TOR)
SS: Adalberto Mondesi (KC)
LF: Eloy Jimenez (CHW)
CF: Dustin Fowler (OAK)
RF: Mitch Haniger (SEA)
DH: J.D Martinez (BOS)

National League
SP: Clayton Kershaw (LAD)
SP: Cal Quantrill (SD)
SP: Joe Musgrove (PIT)
RP: Gerson Bautista (MIA)
RP: Jimmy Herget (CIN)
RP: Kenley Jansen (LAD)
C: Buster Posey (SF)
1B: Pete Alonso (NYM)
2B: Garret Hampson (COL)
3B: Anthony Rendon (WAS)
SS: Corey Seager (LAD)
LF: David Dahl (COL)
CF: Brandon Nimmo (NYM)
RF: Franmil Reyes (SD)